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WoW ClassicJan 28, 2025 4:30 pm CT

WoW Classic Season of Discovery Phase 7 is now live, with Naxxramas opening on February 6

It’s official, the final phase of WoW Classic Season of Discovery, Phase 7, is now live! To start off this phase, Blizzard is introducing a brand new level 60 dungeon called Karazhan Crypts, which will be available once the weekly reset finishes, and Scourge Invasion world events that take place in different zones. On February 6 at 1PM pacific time, Naxxramas will open up as a 20-player raid experience, with the ability to bring in up to 40 total players. There will also be new runes called Necrotic Runes to acquire.

Players seeking to enter the new Karazhan Crypts dungeon will need to be attuned and can begin that process by obtaining a starting quest at Light’s Hope Chapel. Karazhan Crypts is meant to be challenging to players and will feature a “darkness” mechanic that forces players to group up and move strategically within designated light areas in order to stay alive. There may be more challenges within this dungeon based on a thinly veiled tease within the article, but we won’t know until it goes live.

Naxxramas will also get its own optional difficulty mode called “Empower” that will add some new mechanics and reward more loot, including cosmetic items. We don’t know much more right now but this sounds similar to Ahn’Qiraj’s Descent Into Madness system, which added mechanics and difficulties but gave more loot that wasn’t always guaranteed to be at a higher item level.

Some datamined endgame content focused on the Scarlet Crusade was discovered on the PTR but that looks like it will launch later on in Phase 7. Considering most of the endgame content in Season of Discovery features an optional difficulty version that provides new mechanics players need to conquer for extra rewards, it seems likely we could see specific Scarlet Monastery encounters come back as endgame content.

More details for Phase 7 plans are likely to come in the weeks and we’ll probably get more information on the future of Season of Discovery once the rest of the phase content launches. If Season of Mastery is any indication, then Season of Discovery servers will probably stick around for a few months after the Phase 7 launch. We’ll be keeping you updated once we know more about the future of Season of Discovery!

Originally published on November 18, 2024. Updated on January 28, 2025.

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